Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-15
BURGLARS RUN DOWN.


The Marauders who Committed Tues
day Nights Depredations in the jug
-sseorge J0nes and Pal.
The burglars who committed the de-
predictions in Rock Island and Milan
Tuesday night, as detailed in last nights |
ARGUS, have been spprehended and now |
languish in the county Jail in default OF
bail. The prisoners are none other than
George Jones. a notorious one legged
tough who has already graced the prison
walls, and his pal, Harry Walter, likes
wise hard case. They were arrested in
Davenport by Chief Kessler and Officer
Garland, of Davenport, at Jones home
in that city last evening, and turned over
to the Rock Island police. This morn
ing they were taken before Magistrate
Bennett, charged with the burglary of
sixteen pool balls valued at $40, three
bottles of liquor valued at $3.50. cigars
valued al 81 25-$4575 in all-from the
saloon of Valentine Jsnnsen in Milan,
and sixteen pool balls at 81 25 each, four
billiard balls at 81 each, FIVE silver spoons
valued at twenty-five cents each,
two lemonade spoons at seYenty.five cents
each, a basket with contents estimated in
valuation at 81, and a snuff box worth
twenty-five cents; total valuation S6s,
from Fred Gross saloon on Twentieth
street, this city. The prisoners waived
preliminary examination, and were held
in bail of $500 each to answer the
charge at the next term of the circuit
court, going to Jail in default.
The Davenport Democrats Gazette of
this morning gave the following particu-
lars of the arrest of Jones and his pal;
as well as little of the history of the
men
The Davenport police were informed
of the burglares yesterday afternoon and
Immediately suspicion rested upon
| George Jones, an old timer who had been
engaged IN such work before, and who
was known to be in the city with a
stranger of not too respectable an ap>
pearance. So confident were the POI
lice Of this city that they tried to make
bets with each other that it was so, with
no takers. Investigation revealed the
fact that Jones and his partner had az
rived hume at about o'clock Yesterday
morning. both intoxicated, so the chief
with Officer Garland. went down TO the
residence of the parents of Jones, on
Ripley street, to find any evidence OF
their fundamentally in the burglary. A
short search revealed the billiard and
pool balls with some spoons used fol
mixing drinks, so the men were taken in
charge, and with their booty, taken tC
the police station The examination
brought to light another evidence o.
guilt. At Milan, In cutting the panel o.
the door, one of the men had cut his fin
ger, and there were marks of blood or
the counter. The police looked for the
cut that caused the blood marks, ant
sure enough, on the thumb of Walters i
was found.
7 Walters is young fellow of perhaps
25. and stranger in these parts, Will,
Jones was born and raised here. Thi:
has been an unfortunate vicinity for him
for he is inevitably caught and proven
guilty when he attempts any deviltr!
about this part of the country. This
the fourth time he has been taken in b
the Davenport police, and by them sen
TO the penitentIary, or at least will be il
short time. for Jones acknowledged a
the station that it was guilty this time
sure. 4 dozen Years ago he was Il mem
Der of gang of twelve or fifteen of q
q tough characters as ever graced tn
vicinity. They piled their nefarious vo
2 cation for years. but were finally broke
O up, and every one of them has served h
term in the penitentiary. 1t was he wb
[ broke into Cruy's store many years az
n and stole jewelrv and silk handkerchief
so that he was sent to Ansmoss for tw
and half years. He got out and can
back here, but ii Was not long before b,
with Lloyd Porter, another member
the old gong, broke into a store at Gran
Mound, Clinton county. They We
caught by the Davenport police al
there was great fight to escape convi
ton, the burglars employing two strol
lawyers, while Lyman Ellis prosecute
and finally sent them to Anamosa, Jon
getting sentence of three and hi
years for the job. 1t was during Il
term at Anamoss that Jones made a be
attempt at escape and was shot down
the guards. the shot causing the loss
his right leg near the thigh. Porter, W
K was also convicted at the same time.
now serving life sentence in the pei
Tertiary at Saltwater, where be was ST
for murder committed at St. Paul.
Jones was not satisfied with his exp
fence and next cracked the safe of "
son Bros. at Moline. BE was az
Ia caught by the Davenport police and
the job received sentence OF six We
Id which were ended about two years a
Still he continues to burglsrize e.
though he has to travel on clutches {
ce the stump of leg, though he says
tried his best TO get work and keep a
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